Tamil Nadu: AIADMK tug of war continues

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TTV Dinakaran camp says it has no intention to break the AIADMK party or TN Govt; Asks for a change of leadership, as neither E Palanisami nor O Pannerselvam are suitable to lead the party; AIADMK chief whip in Tamil Nadu Assembly seeks disqualification of 19 Dinakaran faction MLAs.

The tussle between TTV Dinakaran and the EPS-OPS camp refuses to end. The Dinakaran-led camp continued to press for the ouster of CM K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam. They said that they had no intention of pulling down the govt and that that they were ready to accept anyone else as CM apart from EPS and OPS.

Even as the Dinakaran faction gunned for the removal of Palaniswamy and Pannerselvam, AIADMK chief whip in Tamil Nadu Assembly S Rajendran sought the disqualification of 19 Dinakaran faction MLAs who met state Governor C Vidyasagar Rao two days ago. He submitted a memorandum in this regard to Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal whose name, interestingly, has been floated for the CM's post by the Dinakaran faction.

Meanwhile, police was deployed in strength outside the resort in Puducherry, where the 18 MLAs are staying. Iron barricades were placed across the entry point on the side lane leading to the resort to restrict visitors.

In another twist, a PIL has been filed in Madras HC seeking a direction to Governor Vidhyasagar Rao to convene the assembly and direct CM Edappadi Palaniswamy to prove his majority, since he has been reduced to a minority government.